New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-28
THE MECHANICS FAIR ~ BOSTON,
OPENED WITH SPEECHES BY GOVERNOR ANTS AND
MAYOR O,BKIEN-REsULIs or MOMAN,s WORK.

OPENED WITH SPEECHES BY G0yIfNoR ANTS AND
MAYOR o'BRIEN-REsULts or woMAN's WORK.
BOSTON, Sept. 81 lSjeeidb.-Ine fair which was
opened to-day by the Charitable Mechanic Associate
in the big building Huntngton-avs. Is In tolcrabIc
shape II at the opening, hike most fairs, In
complete, but unlike many, about three fOurths OF
the exhibits In place tho first day. The at
tendance large enough to give tiie managers on
enlargement for the financial success Of the exhibit
ton. which will open for about six weeks.
These exhibitions have been NJ great value New
England manufacturing country, the capitalist
whose money is invested In factories and machinery,
in the products of looms and other machines, and
to the mechanic who has derived benefit by the pTus-
perity of NewEngland manufacturing interests.
Hitherto the exhibitions have partakon largely Of
nature of a showing of manufactured goods which arc
brought together to enlarge tine trade Of the eXhiot
this the effort has been made render the
exposition valuable possible from the dldactic
point OF view Everything In tho way OF machinery
that be shown In notion articles IL process 81
manufacture arc being shown with the view OF max
ing the exhibition instructive possible The
whole second balcony is used for the depart
mcnt which, under the management of Mrs Marion
Mcbride is interesting and important feature OF
the exhibition. The South End Industrial school, The
south End Vacation School, Massachusetts Home for
incorporate Women, the Women's Educational and
Industrial Union the Womcn's Board of Foreign Mis-
sicas and the Womcns Christian Temperance Union
has photograph gallery In which practical work Is
dune, and there numerous exhibits OF hne needle
work The exhibit sent from Colorado has not yet
arrived The big building resembles monster bazaar,
and Is fairly bewildcred by the variety OF goods
every Kind and color.
The ceremonies OF Inauguration were opened by
the marching up through the main entrance TO the cen
traI stand OF a line or men who represented all the
phases OF official well industrial life. AT tho
uead Governor Amcs, the Chief Magistrate who,
perhaps more than any Governor whom The Common.
wealth has had was In a position 10 oher personal
greetings at opening Of such great mechanical
spiaA identihed his family has been for genera
lions with industrial enterprises OF Massachusetts,
and rcpcsented Is In the very structure OF The
,,nlding by the Dust OF father who was Thought
worthy TO be placed a line with Franklin. In the
second place Mayor OBrien, who has Deen MN,
self a mechanic and taken an active interest III
every exhibit OF the Association for nan ccniuiy
Womanhood also well typihed as was warranted
By the unprecedented spaces devoted 70 The EXPOSITION
al the varied Industrial and educational aVOca'Oh
which of late have fallen to the sex. On every bde
there were object lessons In the latest advances OF
science allied TO industry and mechanical Skill so tha
none among the great mass OF ladies' ana gentlemen
who occupied the and galleries, need lack SOME
thing TO stimulate curiosity and 10 reward inpuly
speeches were made by Governor Ames Newton i az
bot secretary ; President Cohen, OF Tuits Cohoge ,
mayor OBrien and others, and the iair was uccarea